“Western Maryland Relic”
WM speeder 211 (Fairmont Class A3, Series D, Group 2) resting off the rails next to the scale track in B&O’s Hancock Yard, on July 12, 1986. Last I heard, ... (more)

“No Drone Was Harmed”
R171, led by RF&P GP40-2 143, is westbound on the Philadelphia Sub in Rosedale, MD on January 23, 1988. The hotshot is the former OBSS, yet is still referred t... (more)

“Constant Flow Rate”
Yet another in the never-ending stream of coal drags departs Brunswick, eastbound, on Sunday afternoon, December 6, 1987 at 14:52. With CSR/C&O SD50 8574 and B&... (more)

“NETT Change”
CSX R134 (the former NETT, Northeast Trailer Train, Memphis to Philadelphia), with CS/B&O GP40-2 6243 leading, is eastbound crossing the Patapsco River on the historic ... (more)

“PB&W, 1905”
Amtrak Train 2250(5) shuns the exquisite Perryville Station as it speeds north, regaining velocity after crossing the Susquehanna River Movable Bridge at a maximum of 90... (more)

“Capt. John O’Donnell”
CTN 47, Canton Railroad’s SW900 “Capt. John O’Donnell”, is tied down for the weekend at the road’s (then) headquarters on Boston Street.

The... (more)

“Cascade Green v2.0”
Shortly after its October 1983 purchase of the Western Maryland Railway between Westminster and Highfield from Chessie System, Maryland Midland initiated excursi... (more)

Conrail CSAL (Rocky Mount, NC-Allentown, PA), operating as CSX Z412 between Anacostia and Park Jct., is eastbound on Track 2, splitting the B&O CPL bracket post installations at Rosedale on the Ph... (more)

“On the Advertised”
At 12:27 PM, Amtrak 109 Metroliner, with AMTK AEM7 948, is adhering to schedule, southbound just south of FREDERICK ROAD (mp 99.9) in Baltimore, MD, on the NEC, N... (more)

“Smoke ‘Em if Ya Got ‘Em”
An all-EMD consist leads Philadelphia to Potomac Yard manifest R405 (formerly B&O 85) westbound on the Thomas Viaduct on 09/20/1987. Note the two (what ... (more)

The Autumn Glory Special, sponsored by the Baltimore Chapter/NRHS and Railtours of America, Inc. on September 29, 1984, ran from Camden Station/Baltimore to Oakland, MD via B&O’s Washingt... (more)

CSX R171, the former OBSS (Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P 121 plus four, charges west, Main to No. 1, past the CPLs guarding Rossville interlocking on the Philadelphia Sub ... (more)

A pair of SD50s bookends an SD40-2 bringing Conrail OIPI (Oak Island to Conway) off the west end of Rockville Bridge into Marysville on No. 2 track, on April 24, 1988 at 15:40.

Lo... (more)

“Seaboard Samich”
A pair of RF&P locomotives bookends a trio of Seaboard System B36-7s on CSX 0171, the Orange Blossom Special-South, westbound at White Marsh at 09:20... (more)

“Capitol Limited Overwatch”
With a 09:38 scheduled arrival at Cumberland, the Capitol Limited (Amtrak 30) is running within minutes of advertised, descending the east slope o... (more)